Car-step.



W. 1-. HAVILAND.

CAR STEP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1916.

1 ,2 1 4,782. I Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

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CAR STEP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, I916. 1,214,782. Patented Fe 1917.

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l I/J/fawZa/zd WILBUR J. HAVILAND, OF MARLBORO, NEW YORK.

CAR-STEP.

Application filed September 15, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILBUR J. HAVILAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marlboro, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Steps, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to car steps, and more particularly to the class of passenger coach extensible steps. 1

The primary object of the invention is the provision of steps of this character wherein the same can be extended for use in conjunction with the ordinary passenger coach steps and when not in use can be retracted to a position out of the way and inaccessible as well as invisible.

Another object of the invention is the provision of steps of this character wherein the same can be readily operated with despatch for the extending thereof or movement to inoperative position, the steps being of novel construction for cooperation with the ordinary steps upon a passenger coach, thereby enabling personsmaking entrance to and exit from the car.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an extensible step of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in operation, neat and attractive in appearance, readily and easily extended and retracted, strong, durable and inexpensive in manufacture and installation.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter set forth.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elementsand arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and the scope of the ap-.

plication of which will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure 1 is a fragmentary end elevation of a passenger coach showing the steps constructed in acordance with the invention extended; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the steps retracted; Fig. 3 is an elevation looking toward the front of the steps when extended; Fig. 1 is a plan view looking toward the rear of the steps; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail perspective view showing the mechanism for operating the steps; Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through the steps, and Fi 7 is a perspective View of the hanger mem er.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Feb. e, 1917.

Serial No. 120,367.

hangers 12 which are slidable through guideways 13 formed in the lifts and step sections of the stationary steps A contiguous to the inner faces of the sides of said stationary steps. The hangers 12 each is formed with a longitudinal slot 13 in which slide the hangers 11 for the inner step section 11 which is fixed thereto, the hangers 14 being formed with slots 15 longitudinally therein into which protrude step pins 16 which are secured in the sides of the stationary steps A so as to limit the movement of the section 11 when the extensible steps are brought into position for use.

Secured to the rear edge of the outer step section 10 is a back 17 which is slidable upon guide cleats 18 of the stationary steps A and to this back 17 at its outer end is fixed a cross piece 19 to which is centrally pivoted One end of lazy-tongs 20, the opposite end of which has formed on one of its levers an extension 21 for connection with operating mechanism hereinafter fully described. When the lazytongs are extended the steps B will likewise be extended for use and on closing the lazytongs the extensible steps will be retracted so as to be out of the way when not in use.

Mounted on the outer face of one side of the stationary steps A is a vertically disposed operating shaft 22 having a ratchet gear 23 near its upper end and also loosely connected to this shaft 22 is an operating lever 24 supporting the hand-released springheld ratchet dog 25 for locking engagement with the ratchet gear 23 so that the shaft 22 can be rotated in one direction when the lever 24; is locked thereon, yet the lever is free for swinging movement in the reverse direction without reversing the rotation of the shaft, as will be obvious. At the lower end of the shaft 22 is an arm 26, to the free end of which is connected a rod 27, the same be? ing also connected to the extension 21 so that on the swinging of the arm in one direction the lazytongs 20 will be extended, and on the swinging of the arm in the reverse direction said lazytongs will be retracted or closed. It is of course understood that the end of the lazytongs 20 having the extension 21 has a stationary pivot 28, while the other pivots, excepting the pivot 29 connecting it to the cleat 19, are floating pivots.

Mounted to engage the arm 26 and supported by the stationary steps A is a locking dog 30 which is adapted to hold the arm against movement when the extensible steps are retracted, and this dog 30 is released for permitting the extending of the steps B by a footoperated rod 31 which is suitably slidably mounted upon the stationary steps A, as shown.

In the operation of the steps it will be noted that when the lazytongs 20 are extended the step section 11 with its hangers l-lfloat to operative position and on the retracting of the steps or the closing thereof the step section 10 initially moves into engagement with the step section 11, whence the same is carried to retracted position on the continued movement of the section 11 to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the acompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the herein described car step will be readily appar- Copies of this patent may be obtained for 1. The combination with permanent pas-.

senger coach steps, of extensible steps comprising hangers slidably fitted with each other and slidable in the permanent steps, step sections carried by the hangers, means for extending and retracting the step sections, means for locking the said means when the step sections are retracted, said permanent steps being cut away to form guides for the hangers, and a back connected with the outermost step section and slidably supported in the permanent steps.

2. The combination with permanent passenger coach steps, of extensible steps comprising hangers slidably fitted with each other and slidable in the permanent steps, stop sections carried by the hangers, means for extending and retracting the step sections, means for locking the said means when the step sections are retracted, said permanent steps being cut away to form guides for the hangers, a back connected with the outermost step section and slidably supported in the permanent steps, and a ratchet lever for operating the first named DIQZLIIS.

WILBUR J. HAVILAND. Witnesses:

R. A. WVEED,

.SANns HAVILAND.

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